Grüppe D-Zyne Projekt

Following on from the write-up of our Easter Egg Taste Test, we were worried that a nation of cathode junkies, selling their imaginations for quick-fix media hits from the Blockbuster syringe would find actual words and sentences alien and bewildering. Thus, a photo diary was born. That, and we like pretty pictures.

The APA Journal of Food Tasting, a sister society to theGDP, had a little too much time on their hands, and a little too much paint left over from badly redecorated rented accommodation.

We lined the eggs up on a small podium (also a bedside table), to make them feel important.

After a tasting, we all scribble furiously, trying to capture the individual and distinctive evocative aroma and taste in words… resulting in such erudite and insightful comments as “mmm, smells chocolatey“. Here at theGDP, only the most eloquent observations make the final cut.
(Notice the palate cleansing crackers in the bottom right hand corner. Essential.)

As recommended by many a chocolate expert, (because, you know, we talked to them all), before tasting the chocolate, inhaling the aroma is just as important. Here we see the scientific measures employed to capture that aroma (note: air purifier and clean room door are just off camera).

No expense spared for the kids of the APA Journal of Food Tasting. Rumour has it that this lettering was actually done in liquid white gold.

After tasting the Green & Black’s egg, the disappointment in the judge’s faces was evident.

Halfway through the proceedings, one of the judges vacates their chair. How unprofessional.
(On a side note, people at Lindt & Sprungli and 22 News recommend tasting no more than 6 different pieces of chocolate in one sitting. With 8 eggs to taste, a split was needed. With the aid of an N64 (note controller in picture) and some Snowboard Kids, a 45 minute break enabled us to regather our senses.)

Some discussion and hand-waving was needed when describing just how bad the Green & Black’s egg was. Seriously. Don’t buy it.

Like any good kids party, we were left with a mess to clean up, and some delightful goody bags to take home and cherish.

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